Good point. A shotgun would be fantastic. The only reason I said rifle is because I'm from Wyoming where we can't use shotguns to hunt big game and I didn't even think about it. But, one thing to keep in mind is that it all depends on what you're comfortable with. Myself, I'm more comfortable with my accuracy with a rifle...but I can't dispute the stopping power of .00 buckshot or a rifled slug coming out of a 12 guage barrel. The only advantage a rifle might give is accuracy. But, the shotgun would certainly be faster in a charging bear situation.
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The scoped 7mm is a good idea but think about it > when a bear is charging you > are you going to be able to throw up the rifle and > squeeze off a shot? I > dont' know about you but i think i would be a little > scared. If you were > looking for the maximum stoping power i would go > with a sawed off 12 gauge > shotgun with 3 1/2 in. buckshot and the second round > should be a slug this > way when u see the bear u can shoot off the > buckshoot long enough to stun him > hopefully then take a quick second to fire off the > slug which if it hits the > bear should very easily kill a bear. Yes this may > be a little more extreme > than a can of pepper spray but this is my opinon. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com
